Apodi

plural noun

Ap·​o·​di

ˈapəˌdī,

-ˌdē

: a suborder of Apodiformes that comprises the swifts

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek apodoi, plural of apous footless, from a- a- entry 2 + -pous (from pous foot)

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